System and method for excretion-assisting garment for sportswomen

ABSTRACT

The invention consists of an under- or outer-garment taking the form of shorts or pants having a fold or flap which can be easily pulled open. By means of opening this flap, a woman&#39;s excretory apparatus may be revealed, allowing the woman to defecate, urinate, or both, without removing the garment. This will be found of use in cases for instance of sportswomen, who desire the ability to easily excrete in a minimum of time such that they may (for instance) return to a sporting event quickly.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems andmethods for an excretion-assisting garment for sportswomen.

2. Description of Related Art

Sportswomen, as sportsmen, will find themselves ‘caught short’ from timeto time. However as the female micturatory apparatus does not enjoy thehose-like delivery system the male enjoys, a woman wanting to micturatein the field will find it necessary to hitch down her undergarmentsentirely if she is to avoid the soiling thereof.

Hence, an improved method for an excretion-assisting garment forsportswomen is still a long felt need.

BRIEF SUMMARY

It is an aim of the invention to provide a women's garment comprisingleggings having areas covered by two overlapping pieces of material,which may be drawn apart to open the garment allowing micturation and/ordefecation.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said areas areselected from the group consisting of: crotch; buttock region; and bothcrotch and buttock regions.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said garment iscomprised of fibrous material selected from the group consisting of:Spandex, Lycra, nylon, wool, flax, cotton, Polyester, Aramid™, Acrylic,Nylon, Spandex™, Olefin fiber, Tyvek™, polylactide fiber, Lurex™, milkproteins, casein fiber, other fiber natural, synthetic fiber, andcombinations thereof.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said articletakes the form of shorts.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said articletakes the form of leggings.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said articletakes the form of pants.

It is further within provision of the invention further providedfastening means adapted to keep said overlapping pieces of materialclosed.

It is further within provision of the invention wherein said fasteningmeans is selected from the group consisting of: buttons, snaps, Velcro™,zipper, rivet, holdfast, buckle carabiner, snap ring, catch, cleat,clinch, clip, peg, pin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cotter,cringle, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, joggle stop, fillet-hook, eyehook, knot, lashing, linkup, tie-in, tie seal, slide fastener, pressstud, snap fastener, snap toggle.

It is further within provision of the invention to describe a method ofrapid elimination by means of the above described garment.

These, additional, and/or other aspects and/or advantages of the presentinvention are: set forth in the detailed description which follows;possibly inferable from the detailed description; and/or learnable bypractice of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to understand the invention and to see how it may beimplemented in practice, a plurality of embodiments will now bedescribed, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIGS. 1 a,b illustrate an embodiment of the current invention; and

FIGS. 2 a,b illustrate another embodiment of the current invention;

FIGS. 3 a,b,c illustrate another embodiment of the current invention;

FIGS. 4 a,b,c,d illustrate another embodiment of the current invention;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description is provided, alongside all chapters of thepresent invention, so as to enable any person skilled in the art to makeuse of said invention and sets forth the best modes contemplated by theinventor of carrying out this invention. Various modifications, however,will remain apparent to those skilled in the art, since the genericprinciples of the present invention have been defined specifically toprovide a means and method for providing a system and method for anexcretion-assisting garment for sportswomen.

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of thepresent invention. However, those skilled in the art will understandthat such embodiments may be practiced without these specific details.Just as each feature recalls the entirety, so may it yield theremainder. And ultimately when the features manifest, so an entirely newfeature be recalled. Reference throughout this specification to “oneembodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature,structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodimentis included in at least one embodiment of the invention.

The term ‘plurality’ refers hereinafter to any positive integer (e.g,1,5, or 10).

The invention consists of an under- or outer-garment taking the form ofshorts or pants having a fold or flap which can be easily pulled open.By means of opening this flap, a woman's excretory apparatus may berevealed, allowing the woman to defecate, urinate, or both, withoutremoving the garment. This will be found of use in cases for instance ofsportswomen, who desire the ability to easily excrete in a minimum oftime such that they may (for instance) return to a sporting eventquickly.

Alternatively the invention may be found of use for the incontinent,elderly, outdoors-women, and the like.

We now refer to FIGS. 1 a,b for a detailed look at the operation of theinventive garment. The garment 101 may take the form for instance ofshorts as shown, suitable as riding shorts (e.g. for bicycle riding).These shorts have a unique crotch comprising two panels 102, 103. Thesepanels generally overlap to some extent, but allow for a widerseparation upon opening than men's briefs for example. The opening maybe made from two panels as shown in the figure; FIG. 1A presents a frontview and FIG. 1B a back view.

In FIGS. 2 a,b another embodiment of the invention is shown, suitablefor running pants. Here the garment 201 may take the form for instanceof shorts as shown. These shorts have a unique crotch 203 comprising twopanels. These panels generally overlap to some extent in the manner ofclassic men's briefs, but allow for a wider separation upon opening. Theopening may be made from two panels as shown in the figure; in a closedstate the panels overlap, while in the opened state the panels do notoverlap. In preferred embodiments the seams will occur in accordancewith considerations of comfort given the female anatomy; for instance,the seams may be restricted to only the curve of the inner leg. A belt201 may be supplied as well as a hidden pocket 202 (FIG. 2 a).

In FIGS. 3 a,b,c a pair of panty hose of the same conception is shown,with panyhose 301 having two overlapping pieces 302, 303 (FIGS. 3 a)which may be pulled apart to allow an unobstructed hole.

In FIGS. 4 a,b,c,d the overlapping section of the aforementionedgarments is shown, with two overlapping pieces 302, 303 (FIGS. 4 a,c)that may be pulled apart (FIGS. 4 b, d) to allow an unobstructed hole304.

It is within provision of the invention that the shorts be comprised ofappropriate fibrous material such as Spandex, Lycra, nylon, wool, flax,cotton, Polyester, Aramid, Acrylic, Nylon, Spandex, Olefin fiber, Tyvek,polylactide fiber, Lurex, Milk proteins, casein fiber, and other fibernatural, synthetic or combinations thereof.

The inventive article of clothing may take the form of pants, trousers,shorts, leggings, or other that cover the waist and at least the upperlegs/thighs.

The opening of the article of clothing may occur in front, in back,both, or on the entire front, back, and underside. These provisionsallow for urination, defecation, or both.

It is within provision of the invention that a built-in undergarment beprovided with shorts or pants of the invention, allowing for both layers(under- and out-garment) to be opened together to allow forurination/defecation.

It is within provision of the invention that the said built-inundergarment will function as one of the panels 102, 103.

It is within provision of the invention that the said built-inundergarment will be padded or contain a cushionlike mass of softmaterial.

Although selected embodiments of the present invention have been shownand described, it is to be understood the present invention is notlimited to the described embodiments. Instead, it is to be appreciatedthat changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from theprinciples and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined bythe claims and the equivalents thereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. A women's garment comprising leggings havingareas covered by two overlapping pieces of material, which may be drawnapart to open the garment allowing micturation and/or defecation.
 2. Thearticle of clothing of claim 1 wherein said areas are selected from thegroup consisting of: crotch; buttock region; and both crotch and buttockregions.
 3. The article of claim 1 comprised of fibrous materialselected from the group consisting of: Spandex, Lycra, nylon, wool,flax, cotton, Polyester, Aramid™, Acrylic, Nylon, Spandex™, Olefinfiber, Tyvek™, polylactide fiber, Lurex™, milk proteins, casein fiber,other fiber natural, synthetic fiber, and combinations thereof.
 4. Thearticle of clothing of claim 1 wherein said article takes the form ofshorts.
 5. The article of clothing of claim 1 wherein said article takesthe form of leggings.
 6. The article of clothing of claim 1 wherein saidarticle takes the form of pants.
 7. The article of clothing of claim 1further provided fastening means adapted to keep said overlapping piecesof material closed.
 8. The article of clothing of claim 1 wherein anundergarment is built it the article.
 9. The article of clothing ofclaim 8 wherein said undergarment is a panel.
 10. The article ofclothing of claim 1 wherein said fastening means is selected from thegroup consisting of: buttons, snaps, Velcro™, zipper, rivet, holdfast,buckle carabiner, snap ring, catch, cleat, clinch, clip, peg, pin,corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cotter, cringle, grommet, grummet,loop, dowel, joggle stop, fillet-hook, eye hook, knot, lashing, linkup,tie-in, tie seal, slide fastener, press stud, snap fastener, snaptoggle.
 11. A method for rapid elimination comprising steps of: a.providing an article of clothing comprising leggings having areascovered by two overlapping pieces of material, which may be drawn apartto open the garment; b. opening said garment; c. micturating ordefecating; d. closing said garment.
 12. The method of claim 11 whereinsaid areas are selected from the group consisting of: crotch; buttockregion; and both crotch and buttock regions.
 13. The method of claim 11comprised of fibrous material selected from the group consisting of:Spandex, Lycra, nylon, wool, flax, cotton, Polyester, Aramid™, Acrylic,Nylon, Spandex™, Olefin fiber, Tyvek™, polylactide fiber, Lurex™, milkproteins, casein fiber, other fiber natural, synthetic fiber, andcombinations thereof.
 14. The method of claim 11 wherein said articletakes the form of shorts.
 15. The article of clothing of claim 1 whereinsaid article takes the form of leggings.
 16. The method of claim 11wherein said article takes the form of pants.
 17. The method of claim 11further provided fastening means adapted to keep said overlapping piecesof material closed.
 18. The method of claim 17 provided a built inundergarment.
 19. The method of claim 18 provided said undergarment is apanel.
 20. The method of claim 11 wherein said fastening means isselected from the group consisting of: buttons, snaps, Velcro™, zipper,rivet, holdfast, buckle carabiner, snap ring, catch, cleat, clinch,clip, peg, pin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cotter, cringle,grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, joggle stop, fillet-hook, eye hook, knot,lashing, linkup, tie-in, tie seal, slide fastener, press stud, snapfastener, snap toggle.